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STU dominates mock-trial competition, beating UM, FSU, UF, and more

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Organizers might as well call it the STU Mock Trial Competition. Students from St. Thomas University’s College of Law traveled to Orlando late last month and won the prestigious Chester Bedell Memorial…

Law Student Participates as Judge at Regional Incubate Debate Tournament

Photo: Larry Gambetti (center), and STU alumna Savanna Hamilton, Former President of the ILS (right) Third-year law student Larry Gambetti, President of the International Law Society (ILS) at the STU College of Law, considered it a rewarding…
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College of Law Board of Advisors: Leading the Way

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Elaine Carbuccia’s grandfather – who was a political prisoner -- was sentenced to life in jail by the Fidel Castro regime. After Carbuccia’s grandfather’s sentence was commuted in the 1970s, the…
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STU College of Law graduate nails bar exam in Washington, D.C.

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Courageous. Intelligent. Innovative. Mina Park is on brand for St. Thomas University, which is all about limitless potential. Park, now 41, was 39 when she – for the first time in her life –…
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Love for animals unites STU College of Law students

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Two years ago, an adorable four-month-old kitten showed up on Stephanie Tamayo’s doorstep. “People say I adopted her,” Tamayo said of the cat she named Miso. “But, in reality, she adopted me.” Tamayo,…
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STU’s Focus on AI and the Law Draws Raves

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Artificial Intelligence is not the end of the legal profession. That was made clear recently as St. Thomas University held a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course on the use of AI. Zachary L. Catanzaro,…
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Alumni Spotlight: Jenelle E. La Chuisa, Esq. ‘00

STU Law alumna recipient of the 2024 Russell E. Carlisle Advocacy Award.
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83% of St. Thomas University’s first-time Florida Bar takers pass exam

Law students study at the College of Law at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Florida. New results show more than eight in 10 (83%) of STU’s first-time test takers passed the July bar, an STU Law all-time high that is also 6.4 percentage points above the statewide average. STU Law’s standout bar exam performance comes as the law school’s ranking, LSAT, and admissions GPAs continue to rise, and the law school anticipates adding a new state-of-the-art building.

Professor DeWolf: Law & Faith

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Connecting a spiritual life with the practice of law. The ability to do that at his new post is a big reason why highly accomplished professor David K. DeWolf is at St. Thomas University this school year. Professor…
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Kansas Gooden – Soaring Ever Higher

“Once I rose above the noise and confusion Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion I was soaring ever higher …” By Walter Villa Kansas Gooden – named after the 1970’s-era rock band quoted above from their biggest hit,…